Sexual Sobriety: Recovering from Sex Addiction
Newcomers to 12-step programs commonly enter with feelings of apprehension and distrust, wondering if the program is going to be a good fit for them and if it will be able to provide the help and support the addict needs in early recovery. Therefore …
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Ex-addict, parents, grandparent tell of drug abuse's toll
For adults there is the SMART Recovery program, a 12-step program on the AA model, and one-on-one recovery programs, all of which are free. For youth there is the Cove DMZ drop in program. They are planning a Youth Drug Summit for May 19th at 5:30 at …
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Riverview counselor offers help to addicted gamblers, spouses
He said that although not everyone with a gambling problem or addiction responds well to these 12-step programs, there still is hope, because “recovery can be obtained through other treatments and support systems.” Dye's message is clear: “There are …
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The calendar
12-Step Recovery Groups – offered daily at the Alano Club, 1202 S. Front St., Marquette. Book Babies … Open Gym – from 10-11:30 a.m. at PEAK Gymnastics and Fitness, Marquette. … SMART Recovery is a recovery program for types of addictive behaviors.
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Fitness calendar
Call 327-4257 for more information. Double Trouble in Recovery – The 12-step program for people with mental health and addiction issues meets 3-4 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays at the Winds of Change Recovery Mall, 2685 Palmer St., No. C (second floor).
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Heroin's reach growing
They smile down from photos: recovering addicts holding plates of food at a group picnic last year. From inside Central City … the latest statistics available. During the same time, cocaine deaths dropped from 84 to 62, after reaching a peak of 172 …
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Question by Henry S: How come questions about sobriety only get 12-step answers, never SMART Recovery or CRAFT?
CRAFT (Community Reinforcement Approach Family Training) as described in Meyers and Wolfe’s book One Sober: Alternatives to nagging, pleading and threatening – from Hazelden Press! – describes a non-confrontational approach to helping others get sober that works. In research it did 6 X better than Alannon (which doesn’t actually aim to help but rather helps people let go) and 2X better than the Johnson Institute “intervention” (which makes people angry and feel they’ve been attacked). Also, SMART (Self-Management And Recovery Training) at www.smartrecovery.org offers a similar science-based and secular approach that is much more appealing to folks who don’t beleive in a Higher Power who will fix it if properly prayed to and appeased, and SMART Recovery is based on approachs proven to work. So why are all the answers to such questions always AA, 12-step, anonymous group oriented?

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Answer by A MOMMA
BECAUSE THE OTHERS AREN’T VERY WELL KNOWN OF. I PERSONALLY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF SMART OR CRAFT. I GUESS PEOPLE JUST STICK WITH WHAT THEY KNOW

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Your experts: The importance of 12-step meetings in recovery
Addiction can be defined as having a pathological relationship with a substance or behavior that the individual is unable to limit or stop, despite suffering consequences related to the activity. Repetition (as occurs in all addictions) creates trance …
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Smart recovery — Group is alternative to 12-step programs
Addiction recovery support group organizer Meribeth Hauenstein meets with 18-month sober Tom Williams during a weekly meeting held every Monday at 6:30 p.m. with members of the group in the Juniper room of Memorial Medical Center Annex. « 1; 2; 3; ».
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When Playing Video Games Means Sitting On Life's Sidelines
"Anyone who's been in a 12-step program or any kind of recovery program will tell you that the addiction is just a symptom of something else," he says. "I feel like I'm slowly cultivating skills that would help me deal with that and make me see that I …
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Smart recovery — Group is alternative to 12-step programs
Differing from other programs, SMART recovery uses four steps, as opposed to 12 and doesn't base their meetings on faith or a higher power. Using reason and a scientific approach, SMART reminds participants that they have the final say in their lives.
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Senate extends stalemate as debt tensions simmer
Meanwhile, World Bank and International Monetary Fund leaders meeting over the weekend in Washington pleaded and warned that the United States must raise its debt ceiling and reopen its government or risk “massive disruption the world over,” as …
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Smart recovery — Group is alternative to 12-step programs
Differing from other programs, SMART recovery uses four steps, as opposed to 12 and doesn't base their meetings on faith or a higher power. Using reason and a scientific approach, SMART reminds participants that they have the final say in their lives.
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Championship – Hooker Hore recalled for All Blacks against Pumas
"Playing Argentina at home is never an easy assignment so we have worked hard on, firstly, our recovery on arrival and, secondly, our preparation throughout the week. "We know that we will have to be physically on top of our game and strategically …
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Health Notes
Bridgeport Hospital's Ahlbin Rehabilitation Centers will host a free Stroke Support Group meeting for recovering stroke patients and their caregivers Tuesday, Oct. 1, 6-7, Shelton outreach site, 4 Corporate Drive, 203-925-4201. Also offered third …
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